This album was recorded in 1970 and released in 1974 on the Black Lion label. Information for this album, “Paul Gonsalves Meets Earl Hines” is not readily available but the description below gives a great insight of the musicians involved in this all-star quartet! A real classic recording that escaped the radar!
About the album:
Most of this CD was recorded at the earlier date. Duke Ellington’s longtime tenor, Paul Gonsalves, was a perfect match for the inventive pianist, Earl Hines, who (along with bassist Al Hall and drummer Jo Jones) is in top form on five standards, three by Ellington. The music swings hard and has its surprising moments. The one track from 1972 is a solo version of “Blue Sands” played by its composer Earl Hines. Although not essential…..Read More
About Black Lion Records (Wikipedia.com):
Black Lion Records was a jazz record label based in London, England. Black Lion was founded by Alan Bates in 1968. The label had two series of releases, one for British jazz musicians and one for international musicians. It released a large amount of reissue material, including items by Art Tatum, Jay McShann, Ben Webster, Earl Hines, Bud Freeman, Bud Powell, Don Byas, Coleman Hawkins, Mal Waldron, and Duke Ellington. It had a subsidiary called Freedom Records, which concentrated on free jazz releases; this wing was bought by Arista Records in 1975.
The label was distributed by Polydor for part of its existence. It became part of the D. A. Music family in the 1980s, while Bates bought Candid Records in 1989 and shifted the focus of his activities there.
Here’s the Discography for Black Lion Records, most of their recordings were reissued albums, CD’s.
